Garbage-receptacle.



M. 0. SHORT. GARBAGE REGEPTAGLE. v APPLICATION FILED MAY 7,1910.

Patented Apr; 4, 1911.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MILLEDGE CECIL SHORT, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

GARBAGE-RECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr; *4, 19 11.

Application filed May 7, 1910iv Serial No. 559,973.

tion, reference being had therein to the ac-,''

von'ipanying drawings.

My 11i- \-'ention has for its object an improvement in receptacles forgarbage and is particularly."iutended. to be sunk in the ground withonly a flange or rim and its cover above the surface of the ground.

The device embodying my invention is made in two separable parts, whichfor convenience maybe designated the tube and the can. The tube is inpractice made from a drain tile to the flanged end of which is isattached a cover. \Vithin the tube there is received the an which ismade of sheet metal or similar material and is readily removable when itis necessary to enrpty t.

The tube is open at thebottoln and, therefore, any liquid which may beaccidentally spilled down between the interior of the can and the insideof the drain tile is immediately absorbed by the earth. The earth at thebottom of the tube also tends to absorb any odors arisingfrom thecontents of the can. The cover of the garbage container is attached tothe concrete, rim in StlClLIDfll'lIlel that it cannot become separatedfrom the tube.

The entire device is exceedingly simple, and. may be made for a pricebelow that of metal cans intended to be sunken in the ground sincethen'iaterials'of which the tube is constructed are relatively inexpensive.Itis found in practice that the contents of the can will notfreeze underordinary condito ferment in sunnner than are the contents of a. garbagecontainer which is exposed to the sun. The tube and concrete flangemolded thereon. which are the parts in contact with the earth,cannotcorrode and therefore are more durable than metal, as well asbeing less expensive.

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The invention will be fully understood and the novel features arepointedout and 1 clearly defined in the claims at the close of 2 is-asimilar section of the top of the de 7c sl'i'owing the rover open. Fig.3 is a Section of the flange or rim showing the con struction of thehinge. Fig. l is a section on line -%-l of Fig. 5, looking downward.

' Referring now .to the drawings,-a-t 11' is shown the tube which issunk in the ground. In practice I employ a drain tile of the suitablesize for this purpose and place it in. the ground. with the small end(l(S\\"1'1\\'tl-ICl. About the flanged end of the drain ti-le T mold aflange or rim 12 of concrete and line the interior of the rim at theupper part thereof with a lining ring 13 of galvanized iron. This liningring 13 has an interior diameter slightly grater than the interior ofthe tube 11, leai-" ig a ledge or shoulder ll. The lining ring also.forms a top edge towhich the cover of the can fits tightly as shown inFig. 1.

'Within the tube 11 is received the can preferably of galvanized iron.This can is constructed with a run 26 around the top, which prO ectsover but does not rest upon the shoulder or ledge 14: ust described,when.

the can is in position, (see Fig. 1), leaving only a small clearancespace. between it and the lining ring '13 so that there is very littleif any opportunity for garbage dumped into the can to get in between thecan and the tube or casing 11. The can 15 is provided with a bail 16 ofusual hinged construction which when swung down lies within the lin- At.17 is shown the cover of the can which 1 I .4 v 1S provided with adownwardly extending flange '18 fitting closely within the top edge ofthe lining ring '1 Thecover l'r'ishinged.

as shown at 19, Figs. 1 and 3, to one end of a. horizontal wire rod 22,see Fig. 4', which.

is ci'nbedded in the concrete and holds the strap '20 very securely inpla'ce so that it cannot be removed wlthoutlnealung the run.

' l A garbage receptacle of the construction partly embedded in theconcrete, an e1nbedded ll'lGlTll'JGI' in engageinent'with the saidstrap, the two ends oi. said strap extending above the concrete, one otthein forming a hinge member to which the cover is attached, and theother forming a back stop against: which'the cover rests when opened.

A receptacle tor a garbage can comprising a section of pipe having atits upper. end an annular oltset portion terminating in an upwardlyextending annular flange whose inner peripher I is of greater diameterthan that of the portion below said ofi'set portion, in combination witha ring of metal mounted upon the shoulder formed by said oitset portionand extending upwardly, the inner periphery of said ring belng 01'greater periphery of the 1 diameter thantthe inner portion of the pipebelow said offset portion and the outer periphery of said ring being ofless diameter than the inner periphcry of the upwardly extending annulartlangeof said pipe whereby an annular space ring and said upwardlyextending flange and an annular ring of plastic material filling thespace bei is formed between said tween said upwardly extending annularflange and said ring and covering the top of said annular flange of thepipe and having an annular flange portion extending radially outward inall directions beyond said annular flange of the pipe portion forming ahanger adapted to rest on the surface of the ground and support saidpipe when the pipe is inserted in a hole in the earth.

3. A. receptacle for a garbage can, comprising a section of pipe havingat its upper end an annular ofl'set. portion terminating in aniu'm'ardly extending annular flange, in

an annular flange of plaseoml'iination with tie material molded aboutsaid annular flange of the pipe and extending some dis-- tance radiallyoutward from the annular flange oil the pipe thereby forming a ra diallyextending hanger adapted to enga. e the surface of the ground andsupport the said tubular receptacle suspended in a hole in the earthformed to receive it, alining ring of metal on the upper end ofsa-id'oflset portion of said pipe forming a Wall for the inner peripheryof sa id flange of plastic ma-' terial, a cover for said receptacle anda stra. to which said cover is hinged embedded in the plastic massbetween said lining ring and the upwardly extending flange of the pipe.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, '65

in presence of two witnesses.

MILLEDGE CECIL SHORT.- Witnesses v M. A. MA'cLnon, Amen H. MORRISON.

